The air buzzed with whispers as the church members awaited the arrival of the speaker. The senior and associate pastors blitzed down the aisle to meet me in the foyer. The senior pastor panted. "I'm glad to meet you! Our associate pastor here made a mistake. He forgot to check with me before proceeding to invite you to speak on this subject. I don't think...I mean, we don't think it would be an appropriate subject to expose the congregation to at this time." The associate pastor apologized. They escorted me back through the entry doors... The subject of sexual abuse was definitely a touchy one, but one that Thomas Edward felt was necessary to have a frank discussion about. Now, in his book, Christians Get Stuck Too, Edward confronts issues that many Christians face but are hesitant to broach: sexual abuse, addictions, pornography, teen pregnancy, and more. Thomas's personal story of rejection from the Christian community as a male survivor of sexual abuse is daunting. His laborious journey toward healing prepared and strengthened his resolve to step forward as an advocate to shatter the silence and help others. He is unflinching in his discussion of touchy topics. Referencing actual life coaching sessions, he exposes a myriad of problems and vulnerabilities experienced by us all. Edward uses facts, scripture, examples, anecdotes and modules that anyone can use to work toward getting unstuck.
Through the latest market research, author Randy Zimmerman has developed a book of puzzles that is sure to please all. These puzzles will provide hours of fun that will challenge and broaden your mind. They will help keep you sharp in mind while teaching meanings of words. Perfect for the expert puzzler and the novice, Definition Scramble Volume Two is awaiting you.
Based on concepts and stories originated by H.G. Wells! The "Martian Invasion" has begun again and now mankind must fight, not only for their homes, but for their very humanity. Aliens were the stuff of legends, fairy tails, to scare children or to entertain those wanting to escape the mundane existence of their lives. Few took aliens seriously, let alone saw them as a threat. Yet as mankind busied itself about their petty affairs, they were being scrutinized and studied, perhaps as narrowly as a scientist might watch under the microscope of the microbes that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. It happened slowly at first but by the third year, it seemed that the war was almost over...the war was almost lost. And humanity was not going to be the winner this time. THIS ISSUE: Kansas City is in ruins! Mother McFadden lies near death within the devastation! Meanwhile the council of Haven is trying to exile both Julie and Hope as the terror of the Hellweed continues to ravage the town. But has Dr. Smith found a cure against this cancer of the Martians? And can he develop the formula before Haven is completely overrun? Word of the collapse of Kansas City reaches Julie and she decides that now is the time to leave Haven and try to help the resistance in Kansas City. But is it already too late? "Randy Zimmerman has a fine grasp of drama, and spins the various strands of the story into a coherent whole...imaginative and very gritty." - war-of-the-worlds.co.uk A Caliber Comics release.
The sequel to H.G. Wells classic Science Fiction story! The invasion continues! First defeated by a tiny Earth microbe, the alien invaders have adapted and their total conquest of planet Earth is well under way. In this action-packed graphic novel, the alien invasion has descended upon Kansas City with all new terrifying weapons, but the government and the military are gone and left the city undefended, how does Kansas City stand a chance? Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away in a small plains town called Haven, an outpost of humanity just might have been given a second chance at survival until the war strikes home. And a mother and her daughter will do what it takes to survive this apocalypse. Based on concepts and stories originated by H.G. Wells! Collects comic book issues 1-5. "Randy Zimmerman has a fine grasp of drama, and spins the various strands of the story into a coherent whole...imaginative and very gritty." - war-of-the-worlds.co.uk A Caliber Comics release.
Based on concepts and stories originated by H.G. Wells! The "Martian Invasion" has begun again and now mankind must fight, not only for their homes, but for their very humanity. Aliens were the stuff of legends, fairy tails, to scare children or to entertain those wanting to escape the mundane existence of their lives. Few took aliens seriously, let alone saw them as a threat. Yet as mankind busied itself about their petty affairs, they were being scrutinized and studied, perhaps as narrowly as a scientist might watch under the microscope of the microbes that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. It happened slowly at first but by the third year, it seemed that the war was almost over...the war was almost lost. And humanity was not going to be the winner this time. THIS ISSUE: With the command center now destroyed the resistance has little, if anything, left to combat the alien's onslaught. Steven Koch remains trapped in a cellar by the Black Smoke, while Lewis and Mother McFadden try to dig their way out from what's left of the command center. At Haven, the Hellweed begins to absorb the Haven Medical Center with disastrous results. Can the people of Haven stop the ravaging weed before it envelopes the entire town? Meanwhile Julie and Dr. Smith face the Haven Town Council as it tries to decide what action they will take against them for bringing the terror of the Hellweed to Haven. "Randy Zimmerman has a fine grasp of drama, and spins the various strands of the story into a coherent whole...imaginative and very gritty." - war-of-the-worlds.co.uk A Caliber Comics release.
Based on concepts and stories originated by H.G. Wells! The "Martian Invasion" has begun again and now mankind must fight, not only for their homes, but for their very humanity. Aliens were the stuff of legends, fairy tails, to scare children or to entertain those wanting to escape the mundane existence of their lives. Few took aliens seriously, let alone saw them as a threat. Yet as mankind busied itself about their petty affairs, they were being scrutinized and studied, perhaps as narrowly as a scientist might watch under the microscope of the microbes that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. It happened slowly at first but by the third year, it seemed that the war was almost over...the war was almost lost. And humanity was not going to be the winner this time. THIS ISSUE: What is left of the resistance in the Midwest tries to stage a last stand against the Martians. After clearing a line of attack from Haven to Kansas City, Julie LaRouque tries to organize what is left of the resistance for a desperate all out attack on the Martian Hellweed factory. If they fail then the Hellweed will terraform the Earth's atmosphere to that of the Martians within a few years! In the darkest hours of the River City's occupation could come the brightest hope, not just for the Midwest, but for all of humanity. Our story reaches its climax in this all action issue. "Randy Zimmerman has a fine grasp of drama, and spins the various strands of the story into a coherent whole...imaginative and very gritty." - war-of-the-worlds.co.uk A Caliber Comics release.
Through the latest market research, author Randy Zimmerman has developed a book of puzzles that is sure to please all. These puzzles will provide hours of fun that will challenge and broaden your mind. They will help keep you sharp in mind while teaching meanings of words. Perfect for the expert puzzler and the novice, Definition Scramble is awaiting you.
Through the latest market research, author Randy Zimmerman has developed a book of puzzles that is sure to please all. These puzzles will provide hours of fun that will challenge and broaden your mind. They will help keep you sharp in mind while teaching meanings of words and developing your Spanish to English understanding. Perfect for the expert puzzler and the novice, Definition Scramble: Volume Two Bilingual Edition is awaiting you.
Based on concepts and stories originated by H.G. Wells! The "Martian Invasion" has begun again and now mankind must fight, not only for their homes, but for their very humanity. Aliens were the stuff of legends, fairy tails, to scare children or to entertain those wanting to escape the mundane existence of their lives. Few took aliens seriously, let alone saw them as a threat. Yet as mankind busied itself about their petty affairs, they were being scrutinized and studied, perhaps as narrowly as a scientist might watch under the microscope of the microbes that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. It happened slowly at first but by the third year, it seemed that the war was almost over...the war was almost lost. And humanity was not going to be the winner this time. THIS ISSUE: Now the War of the Worlds has descended upon Kansas City, but the government and the military have abandoned the city. How do its remaining inhabitants stand a chance? Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away in a small plains town called Haven, humanity just might have been given a second chance at survival. But before they can use their chance, they'll need to save themselves from the invader's ravenous "Hellweed", an alien plant life form that not only absorbs any life it can devour, but also seems to be changing the atmosphere around it. "Randy Zimmerman has a fine grasp of drama, and spins the various strands of the story into a coherent whole...imaginative and very gritty." - war-of-the-worlds.co.uk A Caliber Comics release.
Based on concepts and stories originated by H.G. Wells! The "Martian Invasion" has begun again and now mankind must fight, not only for their homes, but for their very humanity. Aliens were the stuff of legends, fairy tails, to scare children or to entertain those wanting to escape the mundane existence of their lives. Few took aliens seriously, let alone saw them as a threat. Yet as mankind busied itself about their petty affairs, they were being scrutinized and studied, perhaps as narrowly as a scientist might watch under the microscope of the microbes that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. It happened slowly at first but by the third year, it seemed that the war was almost over...the war was almost lost. And humanity was not going to be the winner this time. THIS ISSUE: A trap set for the Martians fails miserably and even though Julie manages to escape, she and the others find out that the Hellweed plant unleashed by the Martians is much more of a destructive force than they could have ever imagined. The Martians attack on Kansas City reaches a devastating climax as the invaders ravage what is left of the city and its human population. "Randy Zimmerman has a fine grasp of drama, and spins the various strands of the story into a coherent whole...imaginative and very gritty." - war-of-the-worlds.co.uk A Caliber Comics release.
Continuing the Calibrations line of FOUR first issues being collected from the library of Caliber Comics. This volume contains the first issues of Seeker by Gary Reed and Chris Massarotto, OZ by Ralph Griffith, Stu Kerr, and Bill Bryan, War of the Worlds by Randy Zimmerman and Horus, and Storyville by Gary Reed and Wayne Reid.
Four normal modern day teenagers are plunged into a world they thought only existed in novels and film. They are whisked away to a magical land where dragons roam the skies, orcs and hobgoblins terrorize travelers, and kingdoms wage war for dominance. It is a world where man is just one race, joining other races such as elves, trolls, dwarves, changelings, and the dreaded night creatures who steal the night. Not a typical "dungeons and dragons" world, for this story follows the adventures of these teens into the unknown as we watch the world unfold with their eyes. It is a world that is foreign to them. We learn as they learn. And what hope do these teens have in this strange Middle Earth world? How can they survive against wizards, dwarves, halflings, dragons, and trolls if they had a hard time making it in high school? It is a world of fantasy. Of imagination. It is the Realm. It is Legendlore. From Caliber Comics now comes the entire Realm and Legendlore saga as a set of volumes that collects the long running critically acclaimed series. In the vein of The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit with elements of Game of Thrones and Dungeon and Dragons. This book collects The Realm - Volume One issues 16-21. VOLUME FIVE: As the teens mourn the loss of one of their own, Lord Darkoth continues his quest to obtain a chest that contains the dreaded Daemonstorm. A force so powerful that it can change the very fate of all Azoth. Meanwhile Alex receives training in the use of his magical skills by Delora who is discovered to be the daughter of Anomolin, a powerful wizard not seen outside the Black Mountains in over 50 years. And Alex will need all the skills he has as the group find themselves in a cave that is the lair of a mighty dragon. A dragon that stands in their way of obtaining the Daemonstorm chest and preventing Darkoth's reign of terror from truly engulfing Azoth.
Sequel to H.G. Wells science fiction classic The War of the Worlds. The "Martian Invasion" has begun again and now mankind must fight, not only for their homes, but for their very humanity. Aliens were the stuff of legends, fairy tales, to scare children or to entertain those wanting to escape the mundane existence of their lives. Few men took them seriously, let alone saw them as a threat. Yet as mankind busied itself about their petty affairs, they were being scrutinized and studied, perhaps as narrowly as a scientist might watch under the microscope of the microbes that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. It happened slowly at first but by the third year, it seemed that the war was almost lost. And humanity was not going to be the winner. This story picks up with mankind fighting a fallback battle in the central plains of the United States against a new kind of biological weapon the aliens have unleashed on the planet. It centers on a group of surviving individuals who differ as to how they should live their future...either quietly hold down and go about their business and leave the aliens to the planet...or continue to fight a seemingly hopeless war and go out dying standing on one's own two feet. And this is their story. "Writer Randy Zimmerman has a fine grasp of drama, and spins the various strands of the story into a coherent whole...imaginative and very gritty." - war-of-the-worlds.co.uk
About sixty miles north of Houston on Interstate 45, a giant statue soars above the piney woods of East Texas. Its a white concrete image of General Sam Houston, the first and third president of the Republic of Texas. Like everything in this state, it is oversized, and at seventy feet tall, its the largest statue of an American hero in the country. The statue welcomes the traveler to Huntsvillea small sleepy college town that was the home of Sam Houston, and which now is the home of Sam Houston State University (SHSU) and another Texas icon, the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC). On one side of its wall, convicts struggle with the rigors of prison life, and on the other at the university, another group of youths struggle with the demands of college. The contrast between the two serves as a metaphor for modern American life. This story is seen from the point of view of a man who experienced events on both sides of the prison wall. On one side of the wall, Randy White was a guardknown as Boss White to the inmates. On the other side was Randy White, a college student in 1972 and the Bearkats (the SHSU basketball team) official statistician. He was part of the story when the Bearkats became a basketball legend in the early seventies. Football is the renowned culture of Texas. If one has any doubts, then look at the Dallas Cowboys and the popularity of its cheerleading. Now there are cheerleading squads in the NFL as well as on the college football scene. There is nothing new or unique about that. But none are as famous as the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. To make the squad and wear the white short shorts and blue-and-white bolero jackets today is more prestigious than making the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes back in the forties. Such is the stature of football in Texas. So Texas is definitely football country. Basketball lives in the outskirts, something to be played in between football seasons. Sam Houston State Universitys basketball team had been lackluster for forty years. Nobody expected much from SHSU basketball in 1972, until the early seventies, back when a bunch of basketball players, intent on winning, burst on the scene like a perfect storm. Such is the one that brewed up one October day off New England, and it came out of nowhere. A confluence of different weather-related phenomena had combined to produce what was termed a perfect storm. That same perfect storm hit Huntsville. It was as if someone had put into a cauldron a unique combination of talent, coaching, spirit, camaraderie, and a new social awareness and mixed them upand out came a dream team, a dream season, a perfect storm. This is the story of that perfect storm, that dream season.
WrestleCrap: The Very Worst of Professional Wrestling examines some of the ridiculously horrible characters and storylines that pro wrestling promoters have subjected their fans to over the past twenty years. Why would any sane person think that having two grown men fight over a turkey was actually a reasonable idea' Was George Ringo, the Wrestling Beatle, really the best gimmick that a major promotional organization could come up with' And who would charge fans to watch a wrestler named the Gobbeldy Gooker emerge from an egg' In an attempt to answer such questions and figure out just what the promoters were thinking, authors Randy Baer and R.D. Reynolds go beyond what wrestling fans saw on the screen and delve into the mindset of those in the production booth. In some instances, the motivations driving the spectacle prove even more laughable than what was actually seen in the ring. Covering such entertainment catastrophes as an evil one-eyed midget and a wrestler from the mystical land of Oz, not to mention the utterly comprehensible Turkey-on-a-Pole match (a gimmick which AWA fans might recall), WrestleCrap is hysterically merciless in its evaluation of such organizations as the WCW and the WWF. This retrospective look at the wrestling world's misguided attempts to attract viewers will leave wrestling fans and critics alike in stitches.
Landon Reed is an ex-quarterback convicted of organizing a points-shaving scheme. During his time in prison, he found forgiveness and faith and earned his law degree. Now he longs for an opportunity to prove his loyalty and worth. Be careful what you ask for. Harry McNaughton is one of the founding partners of McNaughton & Clay-and the only lawyer willing to take a chance employing an ex-con-turned-lawyer. Though Landon initially questions Harry's ethics and methods, it's clear the crusty old lawyer has one of the most brilliant legal minds Landon has ever encountered. The two dive into preparing a defense for one of the highest-profile murder trials Virginia Beach has seen in decades when Harry is gunned down in what appears to be a random mugging. Then two more lawyers are killed when the firm's private jet crashes. Authorities suspect someone has a vendetta against McNaughton & Clay, leaving Landon and the remaining partner as the final targets. As Landon struggles to keep the firm together, he can't help but wonder, is the plot related to a shady case from McNaughton & Clay's past, or to the murder trial he's neck-deep in now? And will he survive long enough to find out?
Left Field, Reloaded" is artist/author Randy Halford's second cartoon book collection of everything else in the world. Humans, animals, insects, the entertainment industry, and yes, even modern technology such as mobile phones get satirized to the nth degree. Cleverly funny and contagiously silly, "Left Field, Reloaded" has a little something for everyone to enjoy!
The Torture House by Randy N. Scarborough The Torture House begins with a seemingly ordinary couple and their longing to have children. As readers follow the Carver family, everything seems to go wrong. This thriller shows the dangerous mind of a madman and details a web of horror that sucks in anyone unfortunate enough to have known the Carvers. Will detectives Richards and Roberts put together the pieces of the crime in time to save these unfortunate men and women from the torture house? Read on to find out.
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